John T. Edge, I’m Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing

I’m Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing

John T. Edge 

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 3.12

What is the author trying to eat?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 3.13

Who owns Farm Fresh Food Supplier?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 3.14

What time does the plant start running?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 3.15

How long has the owner been in the business?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 3.16

What does the author do to eventually eat that thing?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

READING SUMMARY

Question 3.17

Summarize “I’m Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Remember that your summary should restate the author’s main idea (or thesis) and that it should include only the author’s most important supporting ideas.
Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Edge explains how the owner of Farm Fresh Food Supplier came into the business of selling pickled meat items. His explanation is set around his trying to eat a popular bar food, a pig’s lip. His apprehension is eventually overcome and he looks to the next food item. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 3.18

Globular (par. 5)
Globular means bulbous or spherical.

Question 3.19

Viscera (par. 6)
Viscera means innards or guts.

Question 3.20

Flaccid (par. 18)
Flaccid means limp or flabby.